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Archive 2017

The University of Bradford is delighted and proud that Clive Wilson, its Director of Estates and Facilities, has been made MBE in the New Year's Honours list, for services to higher education and sustainability.

Some of the most devastating eye infections leading to possible blindness and to which contact lens wearers are particularly vulnerable have until now proved difficult to diagnose quickly enough for effective treatment.

Collaborative research from four UK universities on Challenging Gendered Media Mis(s)representations of Women Professionals and Leaders has been nominated for the Global Equality & Diversity Awards (GED) Research Award.

The University of Bradford, leading a partnership of international universities and commercial organisations, has secured nearly 3 million euros to conduct a four-year research project that could transform how we create, interact with and use virtual reality.

A new Yorkshire centre that will improve the health and wellbeing of children, the elderly, and the safety of patients in hospitals and clinics, has taken another step forward with the submission of building plans for approval.

The University of Bradford has been recognised as one of the country's leading employers for its support of the Armed Forces, having been honoured at a special awards ceremony as part of the Government's Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

The University of Bradford and the Digital Health Enterprise Zone are launching a new research and innovation centre to develop pioneering relationships between academics, students, businesses and health professionals.

A unique research project aiming to improve the outcomes for heart failure patients leaving hospital has developed toolkits for both healthcare professionals and patients ready for testing in real life settings next year, following work with patients themselves.

Researchers from across Europe have joined forces to reduce disparities in health and healthcare for patients with diverse needs and to better equip health professionals through increased cultural competence.

Researchers at the University of Bradford are working with nine ‘smart cities’ across Europe to help them save up to €50m by using ‘smart’ technologies – collectively known as the Internet of Things (IoT) - to improve the delivery of public services.

The University of Bradford is one of seven higher education institutions (HEIs) appointed by the NHS Leadership Academy to deliver the NHS Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programme, as announced in a speech by the Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt, last year.

A simple methodology for capturing proteins implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions has been developed by researchers at the University of Bradford and University of Dundee.

Scientists at the University of Bradford have developed the world's first Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT), a scientific process for measuring how relaxing urban environments and public spaces are.

The University of Bradford is to take part in a major research project that will enable expert researchers to create 'Centres of Excellence' that focus on key priority areas within dementia care research and boost the number of researchers working in the dementia care field.

The University of Bradford has received a £20,000 donation from Bradford-based cash plan provider, Sovereign Health Care, to establish an urgently needed phlebotomy suite to support the people of Bradford.

Caring for people with dementia is mainly done by family members, yet how many feel obliged, rather than willing, to do so? This is the question being posed by researchers from the University of Bradford, as part of a nationwide survey to understand what kind of support would best ease the burden for dementia carers.

Underwater lands that were submerged following the last Ice Age could yield vital clues about our current approach to climate change. Global experts in archaeology, climate change, history and oceanography will be discussing how we can unlock these secrets at a prestigious Royal Society meeting taking place on 15-16 May 2017.

The University of Bradford has just completed a hugely successful two week visit to the Middle East, taking in Kuwait, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, a region rich in potential for collaboration and exchange, and where the stock of UK universities is extremely high.

Ground-breaking research, involving The University of Bradford, into the development of self-healing concrete that could lead to huge savings in maintenance costs and greater protection for the UK's infrastructure has received fresh funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

The University of Bradford has been named Building Performance Champion, for the second time, for its pioneering Ecoversity programme at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards 2017.

Pioneering University of Bradford professor and World Science Award nominee Diana Anderson will deliver a lecture describing how, using a simple blood sample, much valuable information about individuals and their children can be obtained.